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  • Blinding Trust by Jennifer Foor

    Blinding Trust by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Blinding Trust is told by Savanna and Colt. The book starts where book 6 left off. The family is at Conner and Amy’s oldest daughter’s fifth birthday party. Once the family arrives home, Colt is visited by someone from his past, (KRISTA’S BROTHER)who has changed his name to Zeke. He is a recovering addict and the lead singer of a popular rock band. Zeke is only visiting for one reason...
  • Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    "Finding Infinity" as described by Colin... "Fine Charlie.” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me...
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  • The Legend by Shey Stahl

    The Legend by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In a lifestyle of speed, adrenaline and desire, one racer has sacrificed everything for the sport he loved. In turn, he will fight for his name, his family and now his life to be the legend he’s been portrayed to be. You can be everything you set out to be if you want it bad enough. You can be that record breaker you said you’d be. You can be that hero you always thought you would be...
  • Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When the taste you thought you never needed becomes a thirst you cannot quench, then what? Jameson Riley, a NASCAR rookie driver, and Sway Reins, his pregnant girlfriend, are put to the test. They have love; they have lust, and a bond that proves to be vital. But do they have what it takes to make it through his lifestyle. When tested, it’s either fight, or give in...
  • Fallen Crest Alternative Version by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Alternative Version by Tijan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    This book was originally written to be the sequel to Fallen Crest High. It was scrapped and not used. Fallen Crest Family was written instead as the number two book in the Fallen Crest Series. However; this version was posted on the author's page for free reading as a thank you to her readers. After reading what she posted, enough fans requested this story to be published so here it is...
  • Every Second with You by Lauren Blakely

    Every Second with You by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Every Second With You = Sex. Love. Addiction. Heartache. Pain. And Hope. I used to think love was a lie. Now I know it’s real, powerful, and I don’t want to lose it…But my future scares me, and there’s no way this can be happening, especially since I’ve finally broken free from all the people who wanted pieces of me. I don’t even know how to start over, but I have to find a way...
  • Coyote by Lila Rose

    Coyote by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Humiliated years earlier when in high school, Channa Edwards never expects to see her knight in shining armour again. In fact, she really doesn't want to, but of course, life wants to mess with her again. It's just by luck he doesn't recognise her, and for a blissful moment, she thinks she's got away with it.That's until another situation brings her knight back into her life...
  • Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner

    Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Warning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Jessie Adams is the womanizing, lead guitarist for the hottest rock band in the country, Bayou Stix. Seduction is his game. He does what he wants, when he wants, and with whom he wants...
  • Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel

    Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From USA Today, and international bestseller, comes the second book in the Iron Fury MC! One accident changed my life. One single second changed everything for me. In one terrifying moment, everything I knew was gone. Music is the only thing that keeps me holding on. When the opportunity arises for me to tour with country music star, Scarlett Belle, I take it. An escape. A chance...
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  • Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Colin McKinney has wanted three things since he met Caroline “Charlie” Collins when he was a junior at Texas A&M University: to make her his wife, play professional football, and have a family. In the first three books of the Infinity Series, Colin and Charlie met, fell in love, broke apart, reunited eight years later, and got married...
  • Shattered by H.M. Ward

    Shattered by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    After Mari's attempt to help Trystan goes horribly wrong they are both forced to deal with the consequences...
  • Edge by Brenda Rothert

    Edge by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    One bad hit has left the career of young NHL Center Luke Hudson in question. When he arrives for rehab with a minor league team, his injury has robbed him of the edge that made him great. Team trainer Adella Price’s job is to help Luke get back in peak condition. But their one on one sessions shake her resolve to remain unattached...
  • Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley

    Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    It’s summer in Knoxville, and if the outlaw crew at Dartmoor Inc. thought they were getting a respite from the drama…they were kidding themselves. Almost a year ago, Mercy’s dying mother claimed he had a half-brother, sired by the beloved father he’d always thought infallible, raised by another man as his own...
  • Secrets Vol. 4 by H.M. Ward

    Secrets Vol. 4 by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    At night, when Anna closes her eyes, everything comes rushing back; the sensuous sound of Cole’s voice, his scalding touch, and the way his eyes roved over her body like he could never get enough. Flirtation, promises of passionate sex, and nights filled with Cole’s sexy smile are gone. Anna worries that her crush on Cole was something more, because her life is total agony without him...
  • Entangled by S.E. Hall

    Entangled by S.E. Hall

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Things heat up, and not just the Georgia summertime, when Dane and Laney go head to head over plans for her new duplex. But Laney's got his number, and knows just how to coerce her bossy, domineering man. Spend the summer with the gang and find out...just how many is a crowd? The members of the Evolve Crew are getting older; so is the content. Mature audiences recommended...
  • The Grace in Darkness by Melissa Andrea

    The Grace in Darkness by Melissa Andrea

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Every part of me yearns for Ryland and there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that I don’t question if I made the right decision...
  • From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Eight years have passed since Colin and Caroline “Charlie” ended their college romance. A chance meeting reunited them confirming that time had not diminished their love for each other. Now, they have to turn their passionate reunion into a legitimate and sustainable relationship. Charlie’s medical practice is in Houston. Colin is the starting quarterback for Dallas...
  • Wreck My Plans by Kelsey Clayton

    Wreck My Plans by Kelsey Clayton

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    My name is Carter Trayland,And I really screwed up.I should’ve ended things before they began.Instead, I wound up in a twisted love triangle,One that I never wanted to be a part of.The wrong choice sent my life on a whirlwind.A woman I forced myself to love is dead.My best friend was nearly blamed for her murder.And the one I’ve always wanted, now wants revenge...
  • The Rocker That Loves Me by Terri Anne Browning

    The Rocker That Loves Me by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Rocker…. I was the fun loving, easy going, different girl—okay, different girls every night—Demon. One look into a pair of violet eyes and all of that changed. She doesn’t even realize how beautiful she is and that makes me want her even more. Realizing that she is just as damaged as I am breaks my heart. Harper is a part of me, my other half...
  • Unconditional by Melody Grace

    Unconditional by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    "I’ve spent my whole life chasing perfection: perfect looks, perfect man, perfect home. But in one brutal moment, I realized it was all just a beautiful lie…" Carina MacKenzie is fleeing from her past. Picking up the wreckage of her shattered dreams, she seeks comfort in the only place she’s ever felt safe: Beachwood Bay. Garrett Sawyer isn’t looking to be anyone’s savior...
  • Presently Perfect by Alison G. Bailey

    Presently Perfect by Alison G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Perfection is an illusion fueled by the perception of others. Tweet was my heart, my soul, and my purpose. She was my everything. Neither of us were perfect. We both made mistakes. Looking back, that was okay, because every choice brought us to where we needed to be at the time we needed to be there. The one constant, our love and friendship...
  • Butterfly by Cambria Hebert

    Butterfly by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Drunken brawls. One-night stands.No-show interviews. Toilet-papering my hoity-toity neighbor’s house.Insulting my fans. Trashing hotel rooms.What’s it take to become public enemy number one?I just told you.I’ve done all that and more.My poor conduct got me on the Celebs Behaving Badly listand ultimately ruined my career.From the world’s number-one popstar to world’s most hated.That’s me...
  • Alluring Temptation by Skye Turner

    Alluring Temptation by Skye Turner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Warning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Liam Christianson is the devil-may-care, rhythm guitarist for Bayou Stix, the hottest rock band around. He’s a playboy and likes to do things his way. No regrets. He knows that women love him, and he uses that to his advantage. He’s cocky and shallow...
  • Salvation by Ahren Sanders

    Salvation by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her innocence is masked with vulnerability. Until her walls crumble… Undeniable Desire His world is full of despair. Until he finds her light… Unyielding Chemistry Falling in love seemed to heal them both. Until their haunting pasts threatens to destroy… Unrelenting protection Robbie Hayes’s life changed the day a horrific accident shook his foundation...
  • Waiting Game by Chloe Walsh

    Waiting Game by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Daryl King I lived my life by the three-never rules. 1. Never back down. 2. Never break down. 3. Never look back. The past was behind us for a reason. As for my past? Well, most of it felt like a dream – more like a horrible nightmare – and for years, I allowed myself to believe just that. Denial was my friend because my memories couldn't be trusted...
  • Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul

    Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Two people so bent they can no longer stand tall... With his sexy looks, his seductive dirty talk, and his resident bad boy reputation, Kyle Marx was the thrill-ride every woman wanted to experience…at least once. And once is all he’d ever offer...
  • Trading Paint by Shey Stahl

    Trading Paint by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A must have companion to Happy Hour that give you an inside look into the characters of the Racing on the Edge series. Step into the magic where the clay met rubber and desire defined greatness. Trading Paint takes you inside the hasty driver’s mind to what led him to a decision that changed the path of two souls...
  • Beckham by Olivia T. Turner

    Beckham by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I've always been known as a cold calculating killer.Feared by everyone who crossed my path.With good reason.There's been a lot of blood over the years and not a lot of love.But when I see her... everything changes.Her warm smile thaws my cold heart.Her soothing touch calms my rage.My killing days are over.At least, I think they are..
  • Shattered Hart by Ella Fox

    Shattered Hart by Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Damien Hart will never allow himself to fall into a committed relationship. He's seen the worst of the worst, and he knows that there isn't a woman on earth that will ever change his mind. All of that changes the moment he meets Brooke Tyler. Damien's entire view of women and relationships is rocked by her, and though he tries, he can't make himself stay away...
  • Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read

    Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Emilia Wentworth would do anything for her sister. For three years, Emilia has lived in the past, feeling her sister's pain and hating those who are to blame, including one of the Sloan brothers. Finally, she has had enough. The only way to be free is to create a Burn List with all the people who have ever hurt her sister...
  • Discovering Us by Harper Bentley

    Discovering Us by Harper Bentley

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    They wanted forever... but sometimes forever's not that easy. Ellen has loved Jagger since she was five and he was seven when they kissed through the chain link fence at school. She’s had their wedding planned since she was twelve and is ready for a happily ever after with him, but life just isn't that neat and tidy...
  • Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams

    Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This is Volume III of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...
  • Shattered by Tracy Wolff

    Shattered by Tracy Wolff

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The Extreme Risk series—Tracy Wolff’s edgy, emotional take on the New Adult genre—continues with the story of a lost soul and the fearless beauty who inspires him to take a flying leap back into life. Ash Lewis has poured every last ounce of his blood, sweat, and tears into reaching the very top of the professional snowboarding world—until the unthinkable happens...
  • Epiphany by Ashley Suzanne

    Epiphany by Ashley Suzanne

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Epiphany, the final installment of The Destined Series, continues the stories of four best friends from college who are making decisions that will set the course for the rest of their lives. Mira and Skylar have had their share of painful pasts, troubled presents and an unknown future...
  • For Everly by Raine Thomas

    For Everly by Raine Thomas

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    **Mature Content Warning** This is a New Adult novel recommended for ages 17+ due to language, sexual content, and mature subject matter. Determined to overcome a dark and tragic past, college student Everly Wallace is only months away from earning her degree in physical therapy. She’s consumed with school, caring for her ailing grandfather, and figuring out how to pay the next bill...
  • Light Me Up by Cherrie Lynn

    Light Me Up by Cherrie Lynn

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Candace Andrews is dreaming of a little sparkle in her Christmas stocking this year, and now that she and Brian Ross have been living together for over a year, her overbearing family is getting impatient for him to pop the question...
  • One Knight Stand by Jessica Prince

    One Knight Stand by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sutton Briar has lived the past several years doing everything in her power to remain invisible. Boxy skirts? Oversized tops in muted colors? Yes, please! She learned the hard way that gaining the attention of the opposite sex could lead down a very dangerous path. She’s content to blend in with the wallpaper, but then her boss makes a request she can’t refuse for fear of losing her job...
  • Learning to Forgive by R.D. Cole

    Learning to Forgive by R.D. Cole

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This isn't your Typical Everyday fairytale. This story isn't sweet or sugary. Instead... It's Raw and Dark It's Rough and Dangerous And It's Definitely not for kids under 17 years of age. So turn back now if you're not ready for Lyric and Blaire's story. Because shit just got Real...
  • Forbidden Lyrics by Kelsie Rae

    Forbidden Lyrics by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I didn't know who Dove's sister was when we first met.I didn't know that I'd been fooling around with her for a few months before Dove walked into my life.I didn't know that––if I've done the math correctly––I could be the father to her sister's child.But I do know this.Dove has the voice of an angel, and the heart of one too.I might not deserve her, but I refuse to let her go...
  • Some like It Wild by M. Leighton

    Some like It Wild by M. Leighton

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    First was The Wild Ones. Now, the next book in M. Leighton's Wild Ones series... How far will a good girl go for the bad boy she loves? Laney Holt is a preacher’s daughter. A good girl. Her only goal was to get married, have babies, and live happily ever after, just like her parents. Only that didn’t happen. The two people closest to her betrayed her, and Laney’s dreams came crashing down...
  • Love by Lacey Weatherford

    Love by Lacey Weatherford

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Living happily ever after has always been part of the plan for Cami and Dylan, but when strange things begin happening around the Wilcock household, Cami simply believes she’s becoming forgetful. However, when the incidents begin to escalate, both are left feeling vulnerable. Unable to figure out what’s going on, Dylan delves deeper into the mysterious happenings...
  • Fury by Clarissa Wild

    Fury by Clarissa Wild

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book 1.5 in the FIERCE series, and it's a retelling of book 1 from Hunter's POV with lots of unique, previously undiscovered scenes! Would you risk everything for love? Life has held nothing but hardships for Hunter Bane. Growing up with a learning disability wasn't easy, especially when you're poor...
  • The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood

    The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Vivian Wood comes a story that is about lust, longing, and the beginnings of love...He wants into my pants. And I want a baby...I want a baby, and I want it bad. But there’s no Mr. Right in sight and I’m tired of waiting around for someone to rock my boat. So I decide that I’m going to have a baby on my own.Then I meet Jett at a party...
  • Finding My Way by Heidi McLaughlin

    Finding My Way by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Liam Westbury has the world at his feet. He’s the quintessential golden boy. He’s the superstar quarterback for Beaumont High. His girl, Josie, is head cheerleader. He has his choice of colleges just waiting for him. Except he’s suffocating from all the pressure he’s under and no one understands. Liam Page is the heartthrob he never wanted to be...
  • Hard to Hold On by Shanora Williams

    Hard to Hold On by Shanora Williams

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    For the past four months, Natalie Carmichael and Nolan Young have been complete. Everything still feels right in their passion-filled world. It still feels natural - that is until Nolan's mother passes away. Things begin to turn for the worst for Nolan and his brother Mills. After losing their father from previous years before, it's a tragedy on top of a tragedy...
  • Belong to You by Vi Keeland

    Belong to You by Vi Keeland

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    My honeymoon was almost everything I dreamed it would be, a tropical paradise, turquoise water, romantic walks on the beach, and loads and loads of mind shattering sex. The only thing missing was the groom. After seven years of coasting through a relationship with Michael, my senses were numb...
  • Hustle Me by Jennifer Foor

    Hustle Me by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    John (Jammer) Thomas is not one of the good guys your parents want you to end up with. He's been on his own since he was seventeen, traveling from city to city, making enough money to survive by doing the only thing he's ever been good at. Playing pool. He's covered in tattoo's and has a mouth that would make a grandmother cry. He doesn't do relationships...
  • Mischa by Shaw Hart

    Mischa by Shaw Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love, romance, dating. Mischa Jennings wants no part of any of it.He’s seen up close and personal how love can ruin your life and he’s vowed to stay far away from that emotion. Armed with a set of rules to keep him safe, he’s been going through life just fine. Then Indie Hearst comes bouncing into Eye Candy Ink and turns his whole world upside down...
  • 1/2 Cocked by Michelle Hughes

    1/2 Cocked by Michelle Hughes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Twenty-One-Year-Old College Student Becca Stewart has lived her life by the rules and never stepped over any lines. For once in her life she wants to be the bad girl and enjoy what she’s missing out on. She’s had a crush on the star quarterback at her university and decides to tell him how she feels. He’s all in for a night of wild sex until she confesses to being a virgin...
  • Only Want You by Brooke Cumberland

    Only Want You by Brooke Cumberland

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    My cock noticed her before I did. She came out of nowhere. Completely unexpected. And I let her in… unwillingly. But she gave me no choice. She sledgehammered my thick walls, leaving me charmed by her knowledge, and seduced by her beauty. I was captivated. And now…it was about to tumble down in a tsunami of lies...
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